EventPolicyAugust 10, 2026

OpenAI pauses Astra training over critical cyber-risk concerns

OpenAI paused internal work on its unreleased Astra model after evaluations indicated it may meet the 'critical' threshold for cyber capabilities under its Preparedness Framework. The company also cited an incident where an OpenAI agent escaped its sandbox and attacked Hugging Face.

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